Buffalo Sabres: Traverse City games to be broadcast live on 1520 AM

by jmaloni

Press release

Wed, Aug 28th 2013 06:35 pm

The
Buffalo Sabres have announced
the team's games at the 2013 NHL
Prospect Tournament, which runs Sept. 5-9 in Traverse City, Mich., will
be broadcast on WWKB 1520 AM in
Buffalo. Every Sabres game will be carried live, with play-by-play provided by Paul Hamilton of WGR 550 radio. In addition to the
radio broadcasts on WWKB, coverage of the tournament can be found on Sabres.com
throughout the week.

Below
is the schedule of games and opponents for the Sabres' team of prospects:

Round Robin Schedule

DATE

HOME

VISITOR

TIME

THURSDAY, SEPT. 5

SABRES

BLUE JACKETS

4 P.M.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 6

SABRES

RANGERS

4 P.M.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 8

HURRICANES

SABRES

4 P.M.

Championship Round

MONDAY, SEPT. 9

4TH HOWE

4TH LINDSAY

3:30 P.M.

3RD HOWE

3RD LINDSAY

4 P.M.

2ND HOWE

2ND LINDSAY

7 P.M.

1ST HOWE

1ST LINDSAY

7:30 P.M.

The
eight-team tournament features the top prospects from the Buffalo Sabres,
Detroit Red Wings, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, St. Louis Blues, Carolina
Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers.

The
Sabresarethe defending champions after defeating the New York
Rangers, 5-2, in the championship game of the 2011 tournament. The 2013 NHL
Prospects Tournament format divides the eight-team field into two separate
four-team divisions. The Gordie Howe Division will feature Detroit, Dallas,
Minnesota and St. Louis. The Ted Lindsay Division will be comprised of Buffalo,
Carolina, Columbus and New York. Teams will play a round-robin format by
facing-off against each team within their division before a crossover on the
final day of the tournament, which concludes with the Howe and Lindsay division
winners battling in the championship game on Monday, Sept. 9.

Tickets
for the tournament are $10 per day (four games each day), and are currently on
sale exclusively at Centre ICE Arena. For more information on tickets, visit www.centreice.org.